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Ajay Sharma
Ajay Kumar Sharma
Born: 3 April 1964, Delhi
Major Teams: Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Known As: Ajay Sharma
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Test Debut: India v West Indies at Madras, 4th Test, 1987/88
ODI Debut: India v West Indies at Calcutta, 3rd ODI, 1987/88
Latest ODI: India v West Indies at Ahmedabad, Hero Cup, 1993/94
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 11/01/1988)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 1 2 0 53 30 26.50 31.36 0 0 1 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 4 0 9 0 - - 0 0 - 2.25
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 16/11/1993)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 31 27 6 424 59* 20.19 90.40 0 3 6 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 190 5 875 15 58.33 3-41 0 0 76.0 4.60
FIRST-CLASS
(1984/85 - 2000/01)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 129 166 16 10120 259* 67.46 38 36 94 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1073 238 2698 87 31.01 5-34 1 0 74.0 2.51
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1985/86 - 1999/00)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 113 97 19 2814 135* 36.07 2 20 43 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 664.1 3064 108 28.37 5-30 2 2 36.8 4.61
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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More than anything else, the tag of one day player has restricted
Ajay Sharma's Test appearances to just one. Making his debut in
the Test made famous by Hirwani (16 for 136), Sharma's 30 and 23
was deluged in the publicity given to the leg spinner. Despite
sterling performances around the domestic circuit, Sharma has
never played another Test. Gradually he was thought of limited
overs material and he played in a number of such tournaments. A
solid rather than spectacular right hand middle order bat and
an orthodox left arm spinner, Sharma did seem to have the right attributes for the one day game and his record here is not bad.
But there is no doubt that Sharma's forte is the longer game, as he
has proved time and again in competitions at home. During the
1999-2000 season, he became the highest run getter in the Ranji
Trophy competition, going past Ashok Malhotra's mark of 7274. He
was, with 31 hundreds, already the highest century maker. His
average in the national competition, hovered around the 80 mark
and at the end of the season, he had emerged with the third
highest average (68.50) in first class cricket for those who
had crossed the 10,000 run mark in first class cricket with only
Don Bradman and Vijay Merchant ahead of him. In 1996-97, he became only the third batsman to score 1000 runs in a Ranji Trophy season.
It does seem a pity that a cricketer with such an insatiable appetite for runs and a penchant for tall scores - his highest score is 259
not out - has for so long been restricted to the domestic circuit.
(Partab Ramchand)
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